Today in History–December 17–the Library of Congress features the first flights of the Wright brothers, flown on this day in 1903. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted 12 seconds and 120 feet and Wilbur piloted the fourth and final flight, remaining airborne for 59 seconds and traveling 852 feet. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access a plethora of Wright and other early flight resources.
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Today in History–November 21–the Library of Congress features North Carolina, which ratified the Constitution on this day in 1789, becoming the 12th state in the new United States. Find out more about the history and culture of the "Tar Heel" state by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to access more prime primary sources.
North Carolina stories from America’s Library
North Carolina primary source set
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TPS-Barat No-Cost Professional Development for K-12 Educators

Identifying Bias and Perspective when Teaching about the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Starts: 3:00 pm

Ends: March 19, 2015 - 4:00 pm

Location: online webinar

Description: A co-presentation of Teaching Tolerance and the Library of Congress. This session will examine the five essential practices for teaching about the Civil Rights Movement – educate for empowerment, know how to talk about race, capture the unseen, tell a complicated story, and connect to the present. Education experts will model how the "Circle of Viewpoints" teaching strategy can be used to identify different perspectives using a series of primary sources about civil rights.

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